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Extradition: Justice Abang Refuses Kashamu’s Fresh Application To Stop DSS, Police

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A Federal High Court in Abuja has refused an application by Senator Buruji Kashamu to stop the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigeria Police from going ahead with his arrest and extradition to the United States.
Kashamu is the Senator representing Ogun East in the National Assembly.

Justice Okon Abang in his ruling on Wednesday held that the application was incompetent.

He added that the security agencies deserved to be served notice to show cause before the order was granted.

Kashamu’s counsel, Godswill Mrakpor, had asked the court to grant urgent hearing to the application, insisting that there were moves to arrest and transport Kashamu to the US to face drug-related charges.

NDLEA Finally Vacates Kashamu’s Residence

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After forcing Ogun Senator-elect Buruji Kashamu to stay indoors since Saturday, 23rd of May, the NDLEA officials have finally vacated his Lekki home and its surroundings yesterday evening. According to the Director of Kashamu’s campaign organisation, Mr. Lekan Adekoya, they left around 7:45pm last night. Hopefully Kashamu will be sworn-in today as a Senator in Nigeria, but that is if, NDLEA men do not storm the venue. But at least for now, they have left his home.

Kashamu’s Attempted Arrest: NGO Calls For Due Process

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A non-governmental organisation, One Child One Teacher Africa (OCOTA), has expressed concern about Saturday’s attempted arrest of Senator-elect Buruji Kashamu by operatives of the National Drug and Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Lagos.

In a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by its Media Consultant, Mr Richards Jude, the organisation said that it detested the manner in which the agency approached the attempted arrest.

It called for due process and rule of law in the matter by the NDLEA, insisting that fundamental rights of the senator-elect must be respected.

“The rights of every Nigerian regardless of his or her status must be not be violated in the guise of enforcing provisions of the law,” the statement said.

NAN recalls that NDLEA operatives visited the residence of the senator-elect Saturday to arrest him following a request for his extradition by U.S. authorities.